1960 4X4 Stock Rim and Tire Size
 

Guys,

Anyone have documentation telling them what size a stock 1960 F100 4X4 would have come equipped with for rims and tires?

Thanks,

Nick

It shows in the old brochure:

standard 1/2 ton 5 hole 6.70 x15

optional 7.10 x15

6.5 x16

7 x17.5

These are the old tire sizes.

I have seen for wheels the common 16 inch and the rare 17.5 inch wheels. Maybe someone will chime in with more details than what I have.

Back in the 70s I had a 60 F100 4x4 (rating plate stated 5600 lb GVW) that was supposed to have had the original rims. It had 6.50 x 16 8 ply tires.
From the 1960 Operators Manual:
4000 lb GVW - 6.70 x 15 4 ply
4400 lb GVW - 6.70 x 15 6 ply
5000 lb GVW - 6.50 x 16 6 ply
5600 lb GVW - 7 x 17.5 6 ply

Pickups back then had optional tires and rims that were not always listed in the brochures. And sometimes there were a few oddities - back in 77 I ordered a new 1977 F250 4x4, and when it arrived at the dealer, it did not have the wheels and tires I ordered, but 7.50 x 16 10 ply tube type Goodyear Custom XTra Grip tires on lock ring style rims.

I've got similar info in my wheel catalogs. It looks like the standard 4x4 wheel was a 15" x 5.5" one piece tube type. A heavy duty 15" x 5.5" semi drop center (2 piece) was available as well as the 17.5" x 5.25" tubeless. There are others I found but I don't think they were spec'd for the 4x4. 3414 has you covered on tires. Stu

rims and tires
 

Thanks guys for the info. I greatly appreciate it!

B5C1015A .. Wheel / 15" x 5" x 5.50" / Use with Tubeless Tires.

Original applications: 1955/62 F100 2WD / 1959/62 F100 4WD.
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TAAA1007B .. Split Rim Wheel / 15" x 5" x 5.50" / Use with Tube type Tires.

Original applications: 1953/66 F100 2WD / 1959/66 F100 4WD.
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B4TZ1007A .. Wheel / 16" x 5" x 5.50" / Use with Tubeless or Tube type Tires.

Original applications: 1954/65 F100 2WD / 1959/65 F100 4WD.
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B6C1015A .. Wheel / 17.5" x 5.25" x 5.50" / Use with Tubeless Tires

Original applications: 1956/65 F100 2WD / 1959/65 F100 4WD.
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Note: There is no 4WD specific wheel listed in any Ford Truck Parts Catalog for an F100/350...regardless of what year the truck is.

Bill - This is where your info, or even the Chassis Manual, will commonly be better sources than the wheel manufacturer's listings. My references list "HD or FWD" on some wheels, but clearly from what you've shown those same wheels were optional across the product line. Thanks. Stu

1948/56 / 1957/63 / 1964/72 Ford Truck Parts Catalogs are available on CD's from hipoparts.com.

Hipo also has the 1973/79 & 1980/89 Heavy & Light Truck Parts Catalogs, and car parts catalogs that cover 1949/88.

Ford confusion: 1966/79 Bronco parts are listed in the 1965/72 & 1973/79 car parts catalogs.

How do you measure your wheels to verify exactly which size they are?

For rim diameter, measure at the bead seat diameter. This is the surface that the bead of the tire mounts on. This is not the flange (or the largest)diameter.

For rim width, measure the length from inside of flange to inside of flange at the bead seat diameter.

Rim diameter is not the easiest thing to measure with a tape measure, sometimes it is easier to wrap the tape around the bead seat diameter to measure the circumference and then divide by 3.14. I have just used a set of 24" calipers and a tape.

3414 Thanks, I'll give it a go and let you know what i come up with.